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Announcing the 2021 Best Lawyers in Brazil

Featuring the top firms and lawyers in Brazil.

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Written by Best Lawyers

Published: November 19, 2020

Best Lawyers proudly announces the 11th Edition of The Best Lawyers in Brazil. For this 2021 Edition, an elite group of practicing lawyers across 57 specialties in Brazil were recognized.

São Paulo is the top metropolitan area with the most number of lawyers recognized. The most-searched practice area in Brazil is Tax Law, followed by Corporate and M&A Law, Litigation, and Intellectual Property Law. Corporate and M&A Law had the most recognized lawyers among all specialties, with Tax Law, Litigation, and Intellectual Property Law following.

We are also excited to announce the 18 law firms who received the prestigious "Law Firm of the Year" award for excellence within a specific practice area.

The 2021 Brazil "Law Firm of the Year" Honorees:


Administrative Law
Pereira Neto Macedo Advogados

Arbitration and Mediation
Sergio Bermudes Advogados

Banking and Finance Law
Pinheiro Neto Advogados

Capital Markets Law
Lefosse Advogados

Competition / Antitrust Law
TozziniFreire Advogados

Corporate and M&A Law
Pinheiro Neto Advogados

Corporate Criminal Law
Felipe Martins Pinto Sociedade de Advogados

Environmental Law
Milaré Advogados

Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Thomaz Bastos, Waisberg, Kurzweil Advogados

Insurance Law
Demarest Advogados

Intellectual Property Law
Kasznar Leonardos

Labor and Employment Law
Veirano Advogados

Litigation
Sergio Bermudes Advogados

Natural Resources Law
Schmidt, Valois, Miranda, Ferreira & Agel

Project Finance and Development Practice
Machado, Meyer, Sendacz e Opice Advogados

Real Estate Law
Duarte Garcia, Serra Netto e Terra Advogados

Tax Law
Trench Rossi Watanabe

Technology Law
Mattos Filho, Veiga Filho, Marrey Jr. e Quiroga Advogados

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Lawyers in Columbus, Ohio

Jane Higgins Marx
Jane Higgins Marx
Carlile Patchen & Murphy LLP
Columbus, OH
Practice Areas
Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law
Trusts and Estates
Recognized since 2019 by
Jane Higgins Marx
Jane Higgins Marx

Jane Higgins Marx joined Carlile Patchen & Murphy LLP in August 2000 and practices estate and business planning, probate, probate litigation, business succession planning and elder law. Jane counsels individuals, business owners, executives and caregivers on matters of estate planning, estate and gift taxation, income taxation of trusts and estates, charitable giving, business succession and probate. She provides comprehensive planning for disability, including counseling on special needs...

Jane Higgins Marx
Jane Higgins Marx
View Profile 614.628.0809
Karl H. Schneider
Karl H. Schneider
Eastman & Smith LTD
Columbus, OH
Practice Areas
Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Recognized since 2022 by
Karl H. Schneider
Karl H. Schneider

Mr. Schneider has defended individuals, businesses and public officials in a myriad of criminal matters that include public corruption and matters involving tax, health care, securities and mortgage fraud. In addition, he has defended individuals and businesses before licensing boards, regulators and in professional liability litigation. He has: defended against federal and state prosecutions involving charges of bribery, public corruption, money laundering and fraud. defended business profes...

Karl H. Schneider
Karl H. Schneider
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Laing P. Akers
Laing P. Akers
Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Columbus, OH
Practice Areas
Real Estate Law
Recognized since 2024 by
Laing P. Akers
Laing P. Akers

Laing P. Akers is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Real Estate Law. Laing P. practices law in Columbus, Ohio Best Lawyers has recognized Laing P. Akers since 2024. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Laing P. Akers is held by other lawyers.

Laing P. Akers
Laing P. Akers
View Profile 614.628.0096
Arianna Atkins
Arianna Atkins
Atkins And Atkins LLC
Columbus, OH
Practice Areas
Family Law
Recognized since 2026 by
Arianna Atkins
Arianna Atkins

Arianna Atkins is an Ohio family law attorney representing clients in Columbus and throughout Central and Northeast Ohio. With more than fifteen years of experience in domestic relations law, she concentrates her practice on high-asset divorce, complex property division, and contested custody matters involving business owners, executives, physicians, and other high-income professionals. Ms. Atkins regularly handles sophisticated financial issues arising in divorce proceedings, including close...

Arianna Atkins
Arianna Atkins
View Profile 614.485.8248
Thomas J. Riley
Thomas J. Riley
Hahn Loeser & Parks LLP
Columbus, OH
Practice Areas
Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Recognized since 1995 by
Thomas J. Riley
Thomas J. Riley

Thomas J. Riley focuses his practice on business and corporate law as well as wealth transfer planning. He counsels small to midsize closely held manufacturing and distribution enterprises and professional practices on matters including tax planning, contract negotiations, and mergers and acquisitions. T.J. has experience handling multi-employee union plans, master and prototype plans for sponsoring organizations, and Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOPs). He also advises owners on successio...

Thomas J. Riley
Thomas J. Riley
View Profile 614.221.0240
John A. Gambill
John A. Gambill
Taft
Columbus, OH
Practice Areas
Commercial Litigation
Construction Law
Litigation - Construction
Recognized since 2024 by
John A. Gambill
John A. Gambill

John A. Gambill is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Commercial Litigation, Construction Law and Litigation - Construction. John A. practices law in Columbus, Ohio Best Lawyers has recognized John A. Gambill since 2024. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which John A. Gambill is held by other lawyers.

John A. Gambill
John A. Gambill
View Profile 614.221.2838
Scot C. Crow
Scot C. Crow
Dickinson Wright PLLC
Columbus, OH
Practice Areas
Cannabis Law
Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Tax Law
Recognized since 2013 by
Scot C. Crow
Scot C. Crow

Scot Crow has extensive experience in corporate, mergers and acquisitions, private equity and tax law. His clients rely on him to advise them with respect to their complex financial transactions as well as serving as their outside general counsel. Scot provides proactive advice with respect to sensitive management matters, litigation management, day to day transactional needs and objective assessments for the development of successful business strategies. Scot has served as lead counsel to ma...

Scot C. Crow
Scot C. Crow
View Profile 614.744.2585
Michael T. Short
Michael T. Short
Littler
Columbus, OH
Practice Areas
Employment Law - Management
Workers' Compensation Law - Employers
Recognized since 2014 by
Michael T. Short
Michael T. Short

Michael T. Short represents management clients in a wide range of labor and employment matters. He also actively represents employers in workers’ compensation cases before the Industrial Commission of Ohio, the Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation, and all levels of Ohio courts. He has extensive experience representing public sector clients in collective bargaining negotiations, arbitrations, and before the Ohio State Employment Relations Board. He regularly counsels employers on: Labor...

Michael T. Short
Michael T. Short
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Matthew S. Brown
Matthew S. Brown
Isaac Wiles Burkholder & Miller LLC
Columbus, OH
Practice Areas
Insurance Law
Litigation - Insurance
Recognized since 2022 by
Matthew S. Brown
Matthew S. Brown

Matthew Brown, Partner and Chair of the Litigation Practice Group, joined Carlile Patchen & Murphy LLP in 2008 and concentrates his practice on insurance coverage, business litigation, securities, and intellectual property. Matt represents clients in court (including hearings seeking injunctive relief), arbitration, mediation, and various regulatory and administrative proceedings. He has successfully argued cases in the United States Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, numerous Federal Distri...

Matthew S. Brown
Matthew S. Brown
View Profile 614.221.2121
Benjamin L. Luftman
Benjamin L. Luftman
Luftman, Heck & Associates LLP
Columbus, OH
Practice Areas
DUI / DWI Defense
Recognized since 2016 by
Benjamin L. Luftman
Benjamin L. Luftman

An experienced and accomplished legal advocate, Benjamin L. Luftman is a founding partner at Luftman, Heck & Associates and has practiced law for thirteen years. His sole practice areas are in criminal law and traffic violations , having represented clients in cases ranging from serious felony charges , such as sexual battery and assault charges , to minor drug possession charges and other misdemeanors, with a particular concentration in the area of Ohio OVI law . In every case he takes o...

Benjamin L. Luftman
Benjamin L. Luftman
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